Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-18
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MG1aEas Oktl4M q N4uoN AANe 80
d their ranch 10 Kobert Moore dof
term Of three years-
Jadah Wells has made 1,l20 lbs OF
frst class butter from sir sogs, between
March 1ss and Dec. 3lst, IS.
Tue Beaver Marsh IL rapidly beoom-
ing one Of the most iuport Mt and de-
airable sections Of Skagik county. Its
devslopment within the past year has
been wonderfuL.
The water problem Is being solved By
the baildine Of tanks. 10 store up the
suFplus water Of the rainy season Tor
summer uss. san Gannet has built
tank foF L. b. Martin and has contrasts
20 bald for J. p. MeGlinn and h. Ne
Bride.
The large barn on the Beaver Marsh
ranch Of Graham q HaheF Il about CON
pleted. They sFe having ten acres
cleared on the hill to make room Tor
setting cut an orchard and building
dgeiiing house. when the eontem-
plated improvements are oompletee
this viii be one Of the handsomest and
most convenient ranches IN the whole
country. - LacoBssr Hal.
THunsToN COUNTY.
A number Of families have lately ar
rived from the Eastern States and taken
up their residence n Olympia.
Negotiations are pending for the
or elton OF Q fine brick building on the
north east corner OF Main and Fourth
streets the coming dry seasen.
Some half dszsn spaFs we're shipped
from Eastside log yard, this aeek, az
greeating over 5000 feet, and their
place IL rapidly filling no with others
lreah from t-e woods, Of equal dlmen-
nons. Olympia Standard.
We have Yet 10 hear Of the FIRST mis-
chief psTpesraled by Jack Frost Water
pip-s are still intact and house plants
are Towering abSut AZ well outside 90
within doors
There ID now a prospect that work
will be Immediately commenced on the
upper story Of the Collegiate Institute
building. Il is TO be hoped that opera
tiOns viii not cease until the whole edi-
doe Is pat In complete order and the
premises thoroughly Eenovated.-Otgna
pia Partisan.
YAKIMA AND KrTrrTks.
Three more land contests have been
inaugurased from the HORSE Heaven
district.
Fifty tons Of coal per day are being
shipped from the Roslyn mines. This
IL quite drop frem the 1000 tons per
iism promised.
The waters Of the Yakima are rapidly
rising. The Disappearance OF the snow
aud the rains in Kittitas co0nty are ao'
c5nntable therefor.
Il is rumored that there has hsen q
strike at the Roslyn coal mines but the
Signal reporter could learn nothing GER
10 oEativs. On Thursday eight cara
loaded with coal passed down the lae
which doesn't look much like strike.
Dr.. Hill assisted By bis pupil, Dam
Thomas, amputated the right lee OF
Jacob Conrad. above the ankle, Tues
day. Conrad IL the man who Was found
ON the Indian reservation, lass week,
With both feet fruzsn. He has become
q csunty charge.
The indications are that this seetiou
OF the country will be left in the oold,'
10 the matter OF ice, IL old Rray-beatd
winter doesn't pot IN some pretty good
ieks from this tiRs on. So far not q
Oound Of Toe has been cut and It's greatest
thickness has not been over three inches.
Whiis the Zoe houses are not entirely
empty there IL scarcely Aough 10 sup
oily the Toe tea h-nds, lea alone prOvIs-
IONS for iced saerbeFsss o0bbleFs, smash
%, jaleps. e,oetsra.
The Land Once has Of late received
from Washington, several contest eases
shich we're dismissed for non eompli-
snce with some minor requirements
.uoh as evidences of party nstiee, etc.
this will caase reheartng in the several
saasa, though In each the contestant
had shown non-compliauce With the
Ias on the Part OF tue entry nan be con-
esisd. Ii has been the same Ia other
iisiricts, and IL q cause Of complaint by
sosne Of the land iAgyeFs. Certainly
ha general Land Oboe 10 becoming
mere atFict than ever before, and
seems 10 take nothing for granted.
A horrible crime vas committed at
the China camp. on the line Of the
Northern, above Gle Elum, Monday
aicha. a Chinaman got into an alter
satson With two OF bis countrymen dur
mo she day, and swore al oath by Con
fnsias 20 BE- sweetiy revenRe1. That
alRht When the tSo ceiestials, Who oc
easird the sam bunk. we're slomberin9,
40 placed q SUCK Of giant powder with
lsRhted fuse between them, and lied TO
the goods. The explosian whioa fol
| lved taFo away the whole side Of one
olssgiai, killiag him almost Instantly.
aud horribly matilatipe his companion,
sho lies In q preeArioas condition. A.
lsss accounts she mnEdsFeF had not been
caught Yakiua Sigaal.
Tue story IL told that a short time a1o,
Al Que OF the camps on TIE sVttenback.
Attraessd ~ the smell OF meat. 3 eougA'
visited camp where ths cook Uas eat
iing meat 10 serve ~ for the hands
The cougar approached the beck WITH
out eeremoa y, where the meat waa Tying,
AID ssizing the large chunk maGe way
With Il into the brush Tie coax re
treated 10 the back part Of the shanty
and Suffered tie loss at she meat WITH
sat remoastrAnce- De did net think 10
b. o. to attack such lord OF the forrest
gith no hing has hatcher knife. The
men had 10 DO withaat their ration OF
"a al for that meal. kllsasbarg Leeai'stS.
Darins the past fev weeks reports
ssvs eatne from klm0si every quarter IN
tie eaaaty Of surveyors runniaG lines
aeee apd there. and almost invariably
u vas said tue Surveyors were retIasnf
a. 30 TIER destination or ohisct IL was
e srailv esncsdsd that thess parties
sers vorkina IN the interess Of the
Northern Paeinc RxiloAd. These M
aner0Gs Surveys are beeinnine 10 take
shspe ard q nnmhcF Of practical Routes
fren waiinla % Milton, Themes b thsa
cisy. then on by Dtxie and WattsouFR,
tasnce 20 Sosks river. have been den
niselv ioeSsed- Surveyors are raining
fr.sua Point nsSr " Astsbasg wa Smith
Sprinss "a weich'ss thence northeast 10
Yards Grange Clay. The line az naAsped
cat taps all tue bess gheat pFedzeing
rreio-s In teis county. BESIDES tapping
lsFse whsAt areas IN UmAtiilA and Co
iuunhiz eSanties. fhgEgh ne hne =
lanser than the o. r. 4 n, whish II
t.srAltrf4 vet AL heavy grades are avoid
"a. A. ussl - the sterile port,oes q the
eaantv. We believe tha u oar peopie
ell taxa tbs proper ssePs vhen tie tszne
earrss there gill be oai little reAsun N
tha future b err against sxoRhltant
freight raaes. Let as Aope that sash q
roaa wsii ~ eailt thts year, II tsuae 10
earry 81 to orop uno<r tie " atln